Academic Administrator

Job Title: Academic Administrator

Location: Northampton, NN1 2BG

Position Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday, ONSITE.

Salary: £26K – £28K (Depending on experience)

Company: Elizabeth School of London

Number of positions available: 7

About the Elizabeth School of London

The Elizabeth School of London (ESL) is a higher education provider committed to offering relevant, high-quality programmes on campuses across six major cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester, Manchester, and Northampton.

With an inclusive approach to the recruitment of students, we provide one-to-one academic and career guidance with the purpose of widening access to higher education among groups currently under-represented. We believe that education is transformational and can make a fundamental difference to the individuals and communities we serve; hence why we pay the utmost attention to student satisfaction.

As an inclusive organisation, we believe in education for all but not one size fits all, which is why we place great emphasis on providing opportunities and support for everyone that has an ambition to achieve their true potential.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support for each of the School’s partners, Academic Staff, and communication with a range of stakeholders with whom the Academic Manager is working.
• Completing administrative work required for the hiring of Tutors and Teaching Staff, working closely with the Academic Manager, as their Line Manager, to ensure the completion of the recruitment, induction, and career development process.
• Working closely with the Academics to have a broad view of our employment lifecycle from pre-employment checks of attendance and Lecturers’ distribution/allocation.
• Showing excellent administrative and organisational skills, and a good attention to detail as required.
• Communicating clearly with members of academic staff and students as required.
• Working at a highly competent level with the Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Creating diagrams, taking minutes, and writing and editing handbooks and resource documents as required.
• Supporting members of the Academic Manager’s team.
• Delivering the highest level of effectiveness in administrative arrangements and support as well as excellent professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Organising and working well and patiently under pressure and prioritising a busy workload within a fast-paced environment.

We have vacancies for this role at each of our seven campuses across the UK.

Qualifications and Experience Needed

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Native English speaker or certified to the equivalent level.

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree from an accredited university.
• Experience of administrative work at a higher-education institution in the UK.

Benefits:

• Private medical (health) insurance with BUPA
• Annual leave (5.6 weeks), including bank holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Statutory Sick Pay.
• Statutory maternity/paternity pays.
• Career development opportunities
• Training and self-development opportunities.
• Gym membership discounts
• Retail discount schemes
• Cinema discounts
• Grocery discounts
• Cycle to work
• Investing and savings opportunities
• Financial wellbeing – personal debt advise.
• Financial wellbeing education
• My Mind Pal (mental fitness)